Senior Ian Kilgus won 1st place in the Iowa Poetry Association’s Annual Poetry Contest! Ian’s poem, “Borrowed Love” won 1st place out of 287 entries from high school students from across the state and will be published in Lyrical Iowa. Congratulations Ian! Ian’s poem, “Borrowed Love”, and senior photo are below. Borrowed Love I borrowed […]
by Bill Almond Oskaloosa Indians Varsity couldn’t keep up with Bondurant-Farrar Varsity Bluejays and fell 9-1 on Monday. Oskaloosa Indians Varsity fired up the offense in the first inning. Aiden North grounded out, scoring one run. Bondurant-Farrar Varsity Bluejays pulled away for good with four runs in the third inning. In the third Levi Wendt […]
by Bryan Kime The Girl’s Tennis team celebrated the season with an outdoor supper at Coach Knoot’s house followed by awards. Participation Awards: Andalyn Ide, Shannon VanReenen, Mya Helm Varsity letter winners: Aubree Blanco, Presley Blommers, Jenna DeBoef, Autumn DeRonde, Abby Drost, Allyson Maxwell, Haruna Mori, Lexi Prather, Ava Ridenour, Lucy Roach Little Hawkeye conference […]
David Eugene Kester June 18, 1932 – May 30, 2022 Brooklyn, Iowa | Age 89 David Kester, 89, of Brooklyn, Iowa died on May 30, 2022. David Eugene Kester, the son of Morris and Mildred (Grovenburg) Kester, was born on June 18, 1932 in Grinnell, Iowa. Dave was a 1951 graduate of Grinnell High School. […]
SULLY – Lynnville-Sully managed one extra two-run inning Friday to earn a home victory over North Mahaska’s softball team 6-5. The host Hawks tallied two runs on the bottom of the first inning and added another in the third to take a 3-1 lead. North Mahaska trimmed the lead to one in the top of […]
by Jay Harms The Oskaloosa Indians dropped both of their games in the Williamsburg Tournament Saturday losing 11-1 in 5 innings to Williamsburg, the #4 ranked team in Class 3A in the first game. In the 2nd game, the Indians lost 7-2 to Muscatine, the #4 ranked team in Class 5A. Game 1: In game […]
SULLY – Lynnville-Sully scored in all but one inning Friday to score a 13-3 victory over North Mahaska. NM gave up 13 free bases on walks or hit batsmen that aided the Hawk win. North Mahaska collected eight hits in the game. Sam Terpstra and Jaydyn Steil each hit two singles and Dodge Duke hit […]
Nancy Garrett September 22, 1938 – May 28, 2022 Bussey (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 83 Nancy Garrett, 83, of Bussey and formerly Oskaloosa, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022, at her home near Bussey. Nancy Garrett, daughter of Max and Virginia (Adey) Martin, was born September 22, 1938, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Nancy was a 1956 […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska picked up its third win in as many games to open the 2022 campaign with a 9-8 victory over HLV. The Warhawks scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh for the win, which was coach Kevin Kelderman’s 400 career victory. “It means we have played a lot of […]
Friday State Girls Tennis Tournament Results: The duo of Lucy Roach and Presley Bloomers took on the team of Merced Ramirez and Tessa Rolenc from Red Oak. The girls wasted no time taking the first set. The second match wasn’t quite the same as the girls struggled and made some unforced errors. Red Oak would […]
